Bradley XC runner earns all-MVC honors

Bradley sophomore cross country runner Sarah McMahon earned all-conference honors for the second straight year with a fifth-place finish at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships on Saturday.

McMahon crossed the finish line at Weibring Golf Club in 17 minutes, 47 seconds, the fourth fastest time in Bradley history at the conference meet. The top three times all belong to Bradley Hall of Fame member Mary Ellen Hill.

Journal Star Staff

Bradley sophomore cross country runner Sarah McMahon earned all-conference honors for the second straight year with a fifth-place finish at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships on Saturday.

McMahon crossed the finish line at Weibring Golf Club in 17 minutes, 47 seconds, the fourth fastest time in Bradley history at the conference meet. The top three times all belong to Bradley Hall of Fame member Mary Ellen Hill.

Her fifth-place finish was the best individual performance at the conference championship by a Brave since 2009.

The women finished in fourth place as a team, 70 points behind first-place finisher Illinois State, which won its second consecutive conference title.